go back

Sialic Acid Measurement

Washington rates for HCPCS 84275

A laboratory test that measures sialic acid, a sugar-like molecule that coats the surface of cells and circulates attached to proteins in body fluids. It is measured in specialized work-ups, including when a rare inherited disorder of sialic acid handling is being considered.

Rates data updated July 2026.

How much does Sialic Acid Measurement cost?

$14.13

Typical negotiated rate. In Washington, July 2026.

Insurers have agreed to pay about $14.13 for this service. The price depends on where it is billed: about $12.59 from a physician practice, and about $19.95 from a hospital or other facility. The two figures are alternatives, not parts of one bill.

These are rates insurers have negotiated with providers, not the amount a patient is billed. What you owe depends on your plan's deductible and coinsurance. Based on rates published by 9 insurance carriers under federal price transparency rules.

Where it's billed changes the price

Billed byTypicalRange
Physician practiceA doctor's office, clinic or independent provider$12.59$12.02 to $16.22
FacilityA hospital or hospital-owned outpatient department$19.95$14.13 to $29.51

How much rates vary

Facilitymedian $20 · 10th to 90th $13 to $56Professionalmedian $13 · 10th to 90th $8 to $24
$10$20$50$100facility $20professional $13

Distribution of negotiated rates across all payers (price axis is log-scale). Each curve is scaled to its own total: facility and professional rates are different services, shown together to compare where they cluster. Need provider-level prices or 24+ months of history? Contact us.

Rates by insurance carrier

Insurance Carrier
Aetna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$25.12
Typical High
$72.44
Aetna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.59
Median
$12.59
Typical High
$89.13
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$16.98
Typical High
$37.15
Asuris Northwest Health
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.80
Cigna
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$14.13
Median
$28.84
Typical High
$42.66
Cigna
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.32
Median
$14.13
Typical High
$20.89
Molina
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$8.51
Median
$11.75
Typical High
$64.57
Pacific Source
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$13.49
Typical High
$26.92
Premera BCBS
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$21.38
Typical High
$37.15
Premera BCBS
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.02
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$16.22
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$13.49
Median
$19.95
Typical High
$36.31
Regence BlueShield
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$10.00
Median
$12.02
Typical High
$13.49
United
Setting
Facility
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$12.88
Median
$16.22
Typical High
$16.22
United
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$5.62
Median
$7.76
Typical High
$15.14
Wellpoint
Setting
Professional
Modifier
Global
Typical Low
$6.03
Median
$6.92
Typical High
$23.99

Where Washington sits

The same service costs 2.6 times more in South Dakota than in Washington, DC. Every bar is a state, most expensive first. Touch or drag across it to read any state, then open that state for its carriers and full range.

Washington· 26th of 51

$14.13

SD $26.30DC $10.00

Median negotiated rate in each state, from every insurer that publishes one. States where no insurer publishes a rate for this service are not shown.